Doctor Who's Ncuti Gatwa Talks 'White Mediocrity' & Challenges Black Actors Face in Hollywood

Hollywood star Zack Norman has passed away at the age of 83.The actor, who was known for roles in Romancing The Stone and Cadillac Man, and who had guest appearances in The A-Team and Baywatch, passed away on Sunday, 28 April, with his son-in-law Jeff Briller confirming the sad news to Deadline. Born in Boston in Massachusetts, Zack attended the Governor’s Academy and Vanderbilt University and received an executive MBA degree from Harvard Business School before making his big break in acting.

Julie Seabaugh Comedy constantly shifts and changes, and tenets that might have applied years ago are also on the move. Variety spoke to some comics about everything from social media to cancel culture to figure out the new rules of the comedy scene. Live wherever. New York too expensive? Los Angeles too soul-crushing? Austin … too Texas? Touring headliners now regularly hail from more efficient hubs in Colorado, Missouri, Minnesota or anywhere else with Wi-Fi.

Sometimes a movie is so well cast that you honestly cannot picture someone else playing a role. However, some perfect casting decisions very nearly don’t work out.

Selome Hailu When Justin Kuritzkes began writing what later became the hottest love triangle of the year, there was no star power involved. Though he was already an accomplished playwright and novelist (and the husband of Celine Song, the writer-director who provided last year’s buzziest love triangle with “Past Lives”), “Challengers” was Kuritzkes’ first screenplay and began as a document on his computer that no one was paying him to finish. But in 2021, “Challengers” appeared on the Black List, an annual roundup of the most popular unproduced scripts in Hollywood, which helped him sell it to producers Amy Pascal and Rachel O’Connor.

Game of Thrones actor Liam Cunningham has hit out at people in Hollywood who are comfortable “ignoring” the ongoing war in Gaza.The Irish actor, who played Davos Seaworth on the HBO show, and is also in the new Netflix sci-fi drama 3 Body Problem, was speaking ahead of a pro-Palestinian rally in Dublin on Wednesday (April 24).Speaking about the conversations he has had with other people in the filmmaking industry, he said: “What concerns me is that the people who do care and are not doing anything are, in my opinion, worse than the people who don’t care.”“That it sits well with them, they can ignore it.”He also issued a warning to those who are not speaking out: “The internet doesn’t forget,” he said. “When this comes around, when the ICJ [International Court of Justice] and ICC [International Criminal Court] hopefully do their work honourably, it is going to come out.”“And the people who didn’t talk – it is not going to be forgotten.

Diane Lane, Jeff Daniels, and Lucy Liu are stepping out for the premiere of their new Netflix series!

Meghan Markle has found a staunch ally in Hollywood heavyweight Melissa McCarthy, who's come out swinging against the Duchess's detractors.The Bridesmaids actress hailed Meghan as "wonderful" amidst the latest wave of criticism.The Duchess of Sussex has been under fire from Royal enthusiasts following the launch of her new lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard. Her debut offering, a boutique run of 50 jars of strawberry jam, has stirred up quite the conversation as a "soft launch" for her online platform.

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor Gov. Phil Murphy has made TV and film a top priority for New Jersey ever since he took the helm of the Garden State in 2018. This week, Murphy made a West Coast swing to talk artificial intelligence with firms in the Bay Area and to talk new business with studios in Hollywood.

Remember those rumors, oh, eight years ago about how Sony was a target for acquisition?

Last night, Quentin Tarantino fans were hit with a shocking bolt from out of the blue. The American auteur, known for his sometimes unpredictable moves, decided to scrap his “Movie Critic” film as his tenth and final film.

Well, this is an interesting about-face, and so much for the rumors about the recent start dates. Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino has decided to scrap “The Movie Critic” as his final film.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Bill Maher welcomed Katie Couric onto his “Club Random” podcast and passionately defended Woody Allen while the two discussed canceled artists in Hollywood. Maher said “I don’t think he committed that crime” in reference to Dylan Farrow’s molestation allegation against Allen, adding: “There was two police investigations that exonerated him.” “There’s these actors who won’t work with him anymore and some of them made movies with him are saying, ‘I regret doing that.’ What a bunch of pussies!” Maher said.

according to the Daily Mail.“She’s not pretty, she can’t act,” Baum reportedly said. “I don’t get Sydney Sweeney.”The film producer referred to Sweeney’s recent rom-com “Anyone But You,” in which she stars opposite Glen Powell.“I wanted to know who she is and why everybody’s talking about her,” Baum reportedly told the audience, calling the film “unwatchable.”Who is Baum to make these comments? Here’s everything to know. Carol Baum, 81, nee Carol Friedland, grew up in New Jersey.

according to the Daily Mail.‘She’s not pretty, she can’t act,’ Baum reportedly said at the Jacob Burns Center in Pleasantville, N.Y., last week. “I don’t get Sydney Sweeney.”The film producer referred to Sweeney’s recent romcom “Anyone But You,” in which she stars opposite Glen Powell, to critique her acting skills.

Selena Kuznikov Like many people, Lucy Boynton uses music to reminisce on special times in her life. So much so that she felt like she was holding up a mirror while playing her time-traveling character in “The Greatest Hits,” who discovers that certain songs can literally transport her back in time. “It was a full spectrum of emotions that, as an actor, I think is so appealing to get to dive into,” Boynton told Variety at the premiere for the film, which debuted on Hulu on April 12, at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood on Monday.

Dan Neely There’s no denying that the announcement of Sora, OpenAI’s new text to video technology, has elicited a mixture of excitement and anxiety in Hollywood. Although a common reaction is that Hollywood is doomed, the truth is there should be optimism that the production process just got a whole lot easier. Creative people will have more tools to collaborate, communicate their visions, and more seamlessly engage with their fans.

It is not uncommon for relationships in Hollywood to have an age gap. Here are some celebrity couples with a noticeable age difference. Maggie Sajak and Ross McCall — 19 years Maggie Sajak, 29, and her boyfriend, Ross McCall, 48, were spotted out in Los Angeles for the first time recently, confirming their romance.

Liam Hemsworth is a talented actor with a legacy of success in Hollywood.

Joey King is getting ready for her latest late-night show appearance!

who died Wednesday at 76, had a varied career in Hollywood as an actor and a pitchman before his trial for double murder in the 1994 deaths of ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman.The former Buffalo Bills star with marquee good looks, nicknamed “The Juice,” was at the epicenter of pop culture for his movie, TV and commercial roles throughout the ’70s, ’80s and early ’90s. It seemed, during those days, that you couldn’t turn on your TV without seeing one of Simpson’s Hertz commercials where — as a spokesman for the rental car company — he ran and careened through airports, nor ignore his big-screen work, most notably in the “Naked Gun” movies starring Leslie Nielsen.Simpson was a big enough star, in fact, that he was pitched to the “Terminator” director James Cameron to star in the 1984 action movie — a suggestion that Cameron said later, in an interview with Chris Wallace, he immediately dismissed.